home support worker

SANDRA VETTESE; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A personal care service provider in Toronto is seeking a caregiver to assist elderly clients with personal care and daily living activities. Responsibilities include administering medications, helping with bathing, light housekeeping, and meal preparation. Ideal candidates will have a secondary school graduation certificate and strong interpersonal skills. Flexibility with shift work is required. This is a permanent position, with work in clients' homes.

Benefits

Optional accommodation available

Experience required will be provided

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care and companionship for elderly or disabled individuals.
• Availability for shift or on-call work.
• Legally able to work in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications to clients.
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene.
• Launder clothing and household linens.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Plan therapeutic diets and menus.
• Provide companionship to clients.
• Shop for food and household supplies.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Dependability

Flexibility

Initiative

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Patience

Honesty

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Education :

Expérience :

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note : This is NOT a condition of employment
• Work in employer's / client's home

Tasks

• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Plan therapeutic diets and menus
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

Target audience

• Elderly
• Persons with a disability
• Persons with mental health disabilities

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience
• Honesty

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Experience

• Will train
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 40 hours per week